*4.13. Statistical Analysis*

The results were presented as mean ± SD of the triplicated determinations and were analyzed through a one-way analysis of variance using a statistical software package (SPSS ver. 17.0, SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA). The current study presents results as the average and standard deviation (SD) of three separate measurements. The means were compared using Duncan's test at a significant level of 5%.

**Author Contributions:** Conceptualization, S.B.; formal analysis, S.K., J.I., M.K.A., A.K.N., E.K. and L.Y.A.; methodology, A.S.A., E.K. and L.Y.A.; software, A.S.A., Y.A.S. and E.K.; supervision, S.B. and A.A.-H.; validation, S.K., J.I., M.K.A. and A.K.N.; writing—original draft, S.B., A.S.A. and Y.A.S.; writing—review and editing, Y.A.S. and L.Y.A. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

**Funding:** This research work was funded by Institutional Fund Projects under grant number IFPIP: 1777-249-1443.

**Informed Consent Statement:** Not applicable.

**Data Availability Statement:** Not applicable.

**Acknowledgments:** The authors gratefully acknowledge the technical and financial support provided by the Ministry of Education and Abdulaziz University, DSR, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The authors are also thankful to the Natural and Medical Sciences Research Center, University of Nizwa, Oman, for providing the research facilities used to conduct the current study.

**Conflicts of Interest:** The authors declare no conflict of interest.
